Sri Lanka will start its Asia Cup 2022 marketing campaign within the event opener in opposition to Afghanistan on Saturday in Dubai.
Forward of the fifteenth version of the Asia Cup which marks a return to the T20I format for the second time, right here is every part you want to know concerning the Sri Lankan squad:
Preview
Marred by a scarcity of pedigree after the exit of its stalwarts publish the T20 World Cup triumph in 2014, Sri Lanka has tottered within the quest to pave its approach again to the highest of the T20 sport. Its struggles over the past six years have additionally witnessed a relentless shuffle within the management tank.
With Dasun Shanka assuming captaincy within the limited-overs codecs in 2021, Sri Lanka has tried a revival of kinds. The arrival of recent expertise in Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Asalanka has additionally bolstered spirits. Nevertheless, with inconsistency in personnel over every passing collection, Sri Lanka’s core remains to be below reconstruction.
Asia Cup file lately
The five-time champion’s Asia Cup file lately has been underwhelming. Sri Lanka’s ODI performances hit an all-time low when it was trumped by Bangladesh and Afghanistan within the group stage of the 2018 Asia Cup, held within the UAE.
Within the 2016 version, the place the event was performed for the primary time within the T20I format, Sri Lanka managed a solitary win over the UAE earlier than being crushed by India, Pakistan and host Bangladesh.
Key Participant
Wanindu Hasaranga
After ending because the main wicket-taker (16) in his maiden look on the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman final yr, Wanindu Hasaranga will return because the bowling spearhead of the Sri Lankan assault.
Hasaranga had picked 16 wickets in eight matches ultimately yr’s T20 World Cup held in UAE and Oman. | Picture Credit score: Getty Photos
Regardless of that includes in solely 5 of Sri Lanka’s 11 T20Is this yr, Hasaranga has scalped 10 wickets to emerge because the joint-highest wicket-taker alongside Dushmantha Chameera, who was dominated out of the Asia Cup with an harm. With circumstances remaining scorching and humid in Dubai, Hasaranga, along with his wily leg-spin may show to be the thorn for Bangladesh and Afghanistan within the group stage.
Kind Information (final 10 T20Is, most up-to-date first): WLLLLLWLLL
Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup file (Total - ODI + T20I): Performed: 54, Gained: 35, Misplaced: 19
Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2022 schedule
August 27: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
September 1: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
Sri Lanka Asia Cup squad
Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhanushaka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Banuka Rajapaksha, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanidu Hasaranga, Mahesh Theekshana, Jeffery Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrema, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanindu Fernando.
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